Dr Sara Crystal, a migraine expert and medical director of Cove, a digital health platform for people living with migraine, says: “Yoga may help with migraine prevention by improving posture. Poor posture can contribute to neck pain and headaches.”

Dr Cyriac Athappilly, a GP and headache specialist at the National Migraine Centre, agrees: “As a holistic practice, yoga surely has a role in migraine management – as a form of exercise, stress management and mind-body connection.” She credits regular yoga practice as a way to “keep the internal environment of the individual more stable… reducing muscle tension, leading to more active relaxation, better stress management and better sleep quality”.

While medical experts are hesitant to draw a direct relationship between yoga practices and alleviating migraine triggers, it’s clear that it can contribute to alleviating symptoms and managing stress that might manifest into migraines.

Yoga for migraines: how a simple flow can help make migraines more manageable